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09-22-2014, 08:42 PM | #1 |
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Coming to the end of another season soon, and I am looking for a winter project to squeeze a bit more performance out of the beast for next year. Having gotten as much power as I think is possible out of the S54 without going FI or increasing displacement, I think its time for some weight loss. I got the car corner balanced, it came in at 3160lbs with 3/4 tank (this was prior to aero bits being added) Anyway, after driving around in by friend's stripped E36 M3, and seeing that thing humble a couple C6 vettes , I am a firm believer in weight reduction. That being said, I'm also not quite ready to strip the car bare. I was thinking something more along the lines of the Porsche Spyder or Cayman R type of weight reduction. So far I was thinking of removing the stereo, airbags in doors and from behind glove box, removing headlight washers and fluid reservoir. Possibly removing thick carpets and using diamond plate instead. Weight reduction already performed: lightweight battery Seats switched to race seats w/ 6pt harness / half-cage. Wheels are CCW Classic Any other ideas? / Comments? Thanks as always! |
09-22-2014, 09:54 PM | #2 |
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It's funny that you didnt mention the first things that we remove from a race car.
-air conditioning -abs -light weight wheels - no passenger seat That being said, unless you have lots of money and dont care about the money, i will give you some advice. Buy a car more suitable. The z4m will never be light and nimble and a nearly stock e30 will kick its butt around the track with a decent driver any day. You can also buy a e36 m3 for fairly cheap if you want to go even faster. Unless you are able to commit all the way on the z4m, it will be cheaper in the long run to just go out and buy the right car. Right Finnegan? And he doesnt regret it for a second. |
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09-22-2014, 11:00 PM | #3 |
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09-23-2014, 07:43 AM | #4 |
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Sorry I didn't mention it before....air conditioning was removed a while ago. I have forged ccw classic wheels with the "swiss drilled" centers. Both seats are cobra imolas. With the current weight of the car, I was hoping for around 3050lbs with 3/4 tank.
Any thoughts on safety of door airbag removal with 6pt harness? I know I could buy a race prepped or decent e36 and build it up cheaper than more z4m mods but this car will always have a place in my heart and garage so for now we're stuck with each other!! |
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09-23-2014, 11:23 AM | #6 |
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Half cage added a bit of weight back.
I suppose sub - 3k IS possible if you have a fully gutted interior, not running a supercharged setup and only one seat. According to some other BMW guys you can actually remove a decent amount of weight by removing the carpets which are quite thick for sound isolation. |
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09-23-2014, 12:39 PM | #7 |
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Before my half cage I was at 29xx lbs without driver on my 3.0si coupe.
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Btw, I said e30 with slight mods vs stock z4m. |
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